Robert H. Robinson

American vocalist, banjo and guitar player, and songwriter. He was the "Smith" of "Somethin' Smith & The Redheads". He studied banjo in Norfolk, Virginia as a child. He was in the U.S. Naval Aviation, playing in Navy bands and orchestras, learning guitar, and going on to win a Arthur Godfrey Talent Scount contest. While studying music and dramatics in California, he met fellow redheads Striks and Major Short, leading to forming the band Somethin' Smith & The Redheads.